THESIS

Tobecarefullyfilledinbythecandidate
PONDICHERRY
UNIVERSITY
PUDUCHERRY
NameoftheBank

Application for Degree of

PlaceofBank

DOCTOR
OF PHILOSOPHY
AmountRs.950/(NineHundred&FiftyOnly)
(Ph.D)

DateofPayment

D.D/ChallanNo/..

1.

Name(asintheDegreeCertificate)

(inBLOCKletters)

2.

Age,PlaceandDateofBirth

PlaceAge

Sex

DateofBirth

FM

3.

NameandOccupationofParentorGuardian

Father:
Mother:

4.

Nationality

5.

Address(inBLOCKletters)towhichall
communicationsregardingthethesisshouldbesent.

WhetherSC/ST

MobileNo:
Email:

6.

RegisterNumber,MonthandYearofpassingthe
M.A.,M.Sc.,(Engg.)M.Tech,M.D.,M.S.,M.Phil,
M.Litt,etc,Degreeexaminationtogetherwiththe
branchofOptionalGroupoffered

7.

Date,MonthandYearoftheConvocationatwhich
theDegreewastaken.

8.

IftheExaminationpassedisofanyotherUniversity,
Statethenumberanddateofthisoffice
communicationrecognizingthedegree

9.

Themonthandyearinwhichthecandidatewas
provisionallyregisteredforthePhDDegree.

10.

Nameoftheinstitution(UniversityDepartmentor
CollegeorResearchInstitute)inwhichthecandidate
hasworked,thenumberofyearshehasworkedand
thenameofthesupervisorwhosupervisedand
directedhiswork.(Quotethenumberanddateof
thisofficeletterregisteringforthePh.D.Degree)

Institution:

11.

Date(Month&Year)onwhichthecandidate
submittedthesynopsis)

12.

Titleofthethesis(inBLOCKletters)

13.

Whethertheapplicantsubmittedthethesis
PreviouslyfortheDegreeIfso,themonthandyear
inwhichthethesiswassubmitted

14.

Signatureofthecandidate

15.

SignaturefortheSupervisorwithdesignation

16.

SignatureoftheHeadoftheDepartmentwherethe
candidatehasworkedforthePh.D.Degree.

17.

SignatureoftheHeadofthe
Institution/Principal/Dean,wherethecandidatehas
workedforthePhDdegree.

18.

StationwithDate

Supervisor
No.
Dated

INSTRUCTIONSTOCANDIDATES
1. The Application form marked THESIS should be submitted not less than three months and not
later than six months after the submission of the synopsis and after the expiry of the period of
researchprescribed,togetherwiththefollowing.
a) 5HardcopiesofThesis
b) 2SoftCopiesoftheThesisinCD
c) A Certificate from the Supervisor, under whom the candidate worked that the thesis
submitted is a record of research work done by the candidate during the period of study
underhimandthatthethesishasnotformedthebasisfortheawardthecandidateofany
degree,DiplomaAssociateshipFellowshiporothersimilartitle.
d) A statement from the Supervisor, indicating the extent to which the thesis represent
independentworkonthepartofthecandidate.
e) Ifthethesisissubmittedhasformedtheawardofapreviousresearchdegreethecandidate
shallclearlysetforthinaprefaceorwrittenstatementtheportionorportionswhichhave
formedthebasisfortheawardofthepreviousDegree.
f)

ThefeeofRs.950/

g) CandidatedoingresearchonRegionalLanguagesshouldprinttheirnamesandtitleinEnglish
alongwiththeirRegionallanguagesinsynopsisandthesisbook.
2. Candidates should write clearly in block letters their names as contained in the degree certificate
andtitleofthethesisintherelevantcolumnsoftheapplication.
3. Candidateswhohavenottakentheirqualifyingdegree(i.e.M.A,M.Sc.,M.Litt,M.Phil.etc.,)cannot
supplicate for the Ph.D. Degree. They should submit before applying for the Ph.D. Degree, have
takenthequalifyingdegreeatconvocation.
4. Candidates should produce a No Due Certificate/ Clearance Certificate from the School/
Department,CentralLibraryDepartment,Hostel,P.R.O.etc.,alongwiththesubmissionofThesis.
5. CandidatesshouldpaythepenaltyfeeofRs.250/forsubmissionofPh.D.Thesisbeyondsixmonths
oneyearrespectivelyafterthesubmissionasoftcopyofthesynopsis.

(NoteonPreparationofThesis:Themaximumlengthofthethesisshouldnotordinarilyexceed
250foolscapepages,thefonttobeusedforthethesisforuniformityisNewTimesRomanofsize
12 with margin left 1.5, Right 1, Top 1 and Bottom 1, 1.5 line spacing (typed matter) excluding
bibliography,tablesanddiagrams,andifthecandidatessodesiretheymayincludepublishedpapers
ormonographsalongwiththethesis).